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12-14-2008, 06:43 PM | #11 |
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It's not those guys either.
Would you like to know the worst offenders? It's the soda vendor delivery people. Here in Lansing, the Coke and Pepsi delivery/salesmen are collector/ebay sellers. I know the guys that do it here because of mutual collecting interests and from seeing them at shows. They usually call and brag about their scores. I'm willing to bet that it happens in your stores too. But the difference, between me and someothers, is I collect for me, I don't sell on ebay. I've passed on stuff more than not, just to give someone else a chance. I collect for the thrill of the hunt more than anything. |
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12-14-2008, 06:44 PM | #12 |
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Great score Brother. I went for about 40 days myself with zero to show for it. We were in the middle of a cross country move so I made a point of stopping at every WM, Target and TRU that was en route and still nothing. Then out of nowhere bam Joe after Joe.
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12-14-2008, 06:47 PM | #13 |
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I work for Pepsi and I am in 2 different Walmarts before 8am working. I get to the first one at 5am. Occasionally, the cats in the toy department will hold something for me before they put it out on the shelf. They do it because they recongize me and we get along pretty good, and as I go through the pegs, any ones that may fall, I hang back up.
But the difference, between me and someothers, is I collect for me, I don't sell on ebay. I've passed on stuff more than not, just to give someone else a chance. I collect for the thrill of the hunt more than anything. I'm friends with a Wal-Mart guy and he tries to give me a call when he knows I'm looking for something specific. Back when I worked at Kay-Bee Toys, the Starting Lineup action figures were starting up. I'm a sports fan, so I bought the first wave. I'm only trying to point out, that there are more than one group or type of "scalpers". You won't find any Joe's on my Ebay, but you'll find stuff that I don't collect, so that I can continue to buy the Joes.
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12-14-2008, 07:07 PM | #14 |
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12-14-2008, 07:07 PM | #15 |
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okay but how are people scalping hts.com when you only can buy 1 of each? i have to buy my stuff on hts since people like you buy eveything in the store!
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12-14-2008, 07:11 PM | #16 |
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good score....i've been slowly but surely finding new stuff not a lot but a little...props to you man.......
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12-14-2008, 07:37 PM | #17 |
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Scalpers aren't cool.
I mean seriously, have you seen the prices on ebay? Unless you get them in the first few weeks, your not going to make a huge profit on them. The only way ebay scalpers make any money is by jacking up the shipping huge amounts. Ebay isn't what it used to be and well, making 3 extra bucks isn't a profit if you've dropped 8 on it to begin with. Your really only covering your McD's money for the day. But once the hype dies off, these figures are going to be cheaper. So ebay scalpers who beat me to Target, save your money and I don't know. Invest in Bakugan. |
12-14-2008, 07:41 PM | #18 |
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12-15-2008, 05:09 AM | #19 |
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Finnally, I happend to find some new joes that were listed as out of stock at HTS.com.
I hit up Wal-mart at about 5am this mourning and found a Cobra C.L.A.W./Cobra F.A.N.G. pack, GI Joe Resolute Cobra Commander, GI Joe Resolute Cobra Trooper, GI Joe Resolute Duke, Blowtorch, Drednock Torch, 2 Cobra Eeels, another version of Firefly, Gung-Ho/Deep-Six comic pack, Cobra Viper/Iron Grenider comic pack, Rock & Roll/Battle Armor Cobra Commander comic pack, Snake Eyes/Hard Master comic pack, and Beach-Head/Data Frame comic pack. If I ever have a good day I hope it is for the Tunnel Rat and Shockwave CPs and Wave 14; sometimes I think you only get real lucky once. LOL. |
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12-15-2008, 01:59 PM | #20 |
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I am sorry I don’t understand the trouble these scalpers go through to make 1-2 bucks on a Joe I mean their cost in gas must be high their eBay fees and PayPal fees have to eat into their wallet also. I don’t c a reason to do this for lets say 5 figures u might make 2 bucks each off it seams like your better off getting a JOB JOB and leave me the F$#K ALONE
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